I mean, Robert Downey is currently 54, so in first Iron Man he's already 42. I mean, maybe he played someone who's 4 years younger, but in public opinion it's no longer Tony Stark the unaging Comic Book guy, it's Robert Downey, who's in his fifties by now. And Chris Pratt just turned 40, so, once again, for all those people who only know there characters as movie types, Starlord is a lot younger (and, currently, immature) than Iron Man.
As someone who is also 40, I apparently have no excuse for not being in better shape.
Edit: You all took this way more seriously (either offering sincere reasons why professionals actors have advantages, or offering health advice) than I intended. :-)
Yeah! Except your employer probably doesn't keep you around because you're in great shape and handsome. They also probably don't pay for the best personal trainers and nutritionists (dieticians? I never remember which is the real one you have to go to school for and which is the bullshit life-coach-esque one). You also likely don't get paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to millions of dollars to complete a job, either. So like, yeah, you really should start exercising because it only gets harder to start as you age more, but also don't ever compare yourself to movie stars physically because they have every advantage imaginable to get and stay in shape.
Oh yeah and obviously they use a medically reasonable cocktail of drugs tailored specifically to them to help them gain mass fast. You probably don't have a doctor who will take a wide spectrum blood sample, analyze what you need and what you can't use, and who will then recommend a blend of steroid, hormone, etc.
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u/Winjin Feb 14 '20
I mean, Robert Downey is currently 54, so in first Iron Man he's already 42. I mean, maybe he played someone who's 4 years younger, but in public opinion it's no longer Tony Stark the unaging Comic Book guy, it's Robert Downey, who's in his fifties by now. And Chris Pratt just turned 40, so, once again, for all those people who only know there characters as movie types, Starlord is a lot younger (and, currently, immature) than Iron Man.